The 2017 US Solar Eclipse: A Look Back and Planning Lessons
For a brief part of 21 August 2017, people along a narrow path across the United States watched daylight change in a way that an ordinary su...
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Astronomy: Stories & Places to Explore
Revisit the total solar eclipse of 21 August 2017 across the United States, with lessons on totality, trip planning and safe viewing for future events. Explore the scale of space through planets, stars and galaxies, with clear explanations of light-years and what Voyager’s journey really tells us.
Start with The 2017 US Solar Eclipse: A Look Back and Planning Lessons and How Big Is Space? A Clear Guide to the Cosmic Scale.
How Big Is Space? A Clear Guide to the Cosmic Scale
A video that keeps zooming out—from a person to Earth, from Earth to the planets, and then to the stars—can produce a wonderful feeling of d...
Earth From the Space Station: A View Worth Watching Slowly
Clouds curl over a coastline, a desert changes colour across the frame and the edge of Earth curves into darkness. Views from the Internatio...
Earth from the ISS: Alexander Gerst’s Remarkable Time-Lapse
The familiar shapes of our planet look different when the viewpoint keeps moving above them. Coastlines become sweeping curves, cities form ...